112
112
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen and to make it happen as soon as possible. >> russian president vladimir putin has also spoken to angela merkel today. if diplomacy fails, the u.s. and its allies could put in sanctions against russia in a matter of days. howard fineman and michael mcfall. he's now a fellow at the hoover institution and an msnbc analyst. mr. ambassador, it's great to the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen and to make it happen as soon as possible. >> russian president vladimir p
kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work...
224
224
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 224
favorite 0
quote 0
we do not expect to hear from sergey lavrov. secretary kerry said he'll take all of this back to the white house and he hopes in the days forward that they may be on a path towards getting this situation under control. russia has invaded the south of ukraine. it has taken over the military installations there, it has taken over many of the government institutions, it's taken over a missile defense shield system location there today. it, in essence, runs it. you don't see it on the streets, but it is a fact. and it would appear, at least for the moment, after this meeting tonight, that the united states and europe can't do anything about it, at least for now. so where did all of this begin? it began in 1994. ukraine was a nuclear nation after breakup of the soviet union. then three parties got together to sign an agreement. they were russia, the united states, and great britain. and think all said, in essence, we're not going to try to gain any advantage by working for or against ukraine. we're going to respect their territorial
we do not expect to hear from sergey lavrov. secretary kerry said he'll take all of this back to the white house and he hopes in the days forward that they may be on a path towards getting this situation under control. russia has invaded the south of ukraine. it has taken over the military installations there, it has taken over many of the government institutions, it's taken over a missile defense shield system location there today. it, in essence, runs it. you don't see it on the streets, but...
69
69
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 69
favorite 0
quote 0
sergey lavrov of russia and john kerry face-to-face in something called a pullout meeting. something that happened on the sidelines of something all together different in paris. some discussions had nothing made public. but there is one thing that the secretary of state of the united states is urging, and that is direct talks between russia and the ukraine. joining me to put these pieces together, cnn's chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. let's start right there on the diplomatic front, because that seems to be where most of the action is right now. the secretary of state pushing for these talks between russia and ukraine. do we have any clue whether russia is the least bit interested and whether ukraine is the least bit interested? >> reporter: well, it's a start that they're talking, right? because this has been something that hasn't happened. there have been a lot of unreturned phone calls from u.s. officials to their russian counterparts, but also a refusal on the russian side to meet with the ukrainan government at all. they say the legitimate governmen
sergey lavrov of russia and john kerry face-to-face in something called a pullout meeting. something that happened on the sidelines of something all together different in paris. some discussions had nothing made public. but there is one thing that the secretary of state of the united states is urging, and that is direct talks between russia and the ukraine. joining me to put these pieces together, cnn's chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto. let's start right there on the...
109
109
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
>> well, that's what sergei lavrov just said. he said, we believe the agreement of februar february 21st, should be reinstated. i'm overlooking the square in kiev, and i can tell you that the people will not accept viktor yanukovych. in the country. if he does, it's more likely he'll be arrested if he does. it's this legalese that they've put forward saying that this needs to be done within a legal framework. well, that's all well and good, but the reality on the ground is those days are past. viktor yanukovych is not coming back to this country. there is clearly a disconnect herhere in a lot of different sectors, what we heard from secretary kerry or foreign minister lavrov, in this entire process as we've been discussing over the past few days, there has been a clear stand on the various players in this equation where we have a heard perspective on what is going on, and they just don't seem to be able to deviate, whether it's the ukrainians themselves, the crimeaens, the russians, the west, be it the americans or europeans, eve
>> well, that's what sergei lavrov just said. he said, we believe the agreement of februar february 21st, should be reinstated. i'm overlooking the square in kiev, and i can tell you that the people will not accept viktor yanukovych. in the country. if he does, it's more likely he'll be arrested if he does. it's this legalese that they've put forward saying that this needs to be done within a legal framework. well, that's all well and good, but the reality on the ground is those days are...
94
94
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary of state john kerry met with his counterpart russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. the european union has come up with an aid package, $15 billion in support, after the united states offered $one billion in loan guarantees. this money is crucial because ukraine's finance ministry says there's nothing left in the country's coffers. it's all been stolen. that part is pretty clear. the question that remains, is there something being lost in translation in the talks between the united states and russia? >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong cois, thachoice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. >> meantime, the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, says the troops that have seized crimea aren't russian, therefore they have no control over them. to pledge allegiance to the republic of crimea. in sevastopol, jennifer glasse has been talking to the ukrainian forces there. jen. >> joie, i have to tell you about a dramatic confrontation in simferopol. just an hour's drive from here. robert serrey was here trying to as
secretary of state john kerry met with his counterpart russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. the european union has come up with an aid package, $15 billion in support, after the united states offered $one billion in loan guarantees. this money is crucial because ukraine's finance ministry says there's nothing left in the country's coffers. it's all been stolen. that part is pretty clear. the question that remains, is there something being lost in translation in the talks between the united...
248
248
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
BBCAMERICA
tv
eye 248
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary of state john kerry meeting russian counterpart sergei lavrov. let's catch up on all the developments and just before we do that, mention that financially this country is in huge difficulties. we heard about the americans, washington offering $1 billion in loan guarantees. we also heard the european commission saying they will be offering 11 billion euros over the next two years. the financial side being addressed by the international community as well as the military standoff in crimea. this report by nick chiles. >> reporter: the diplomatic big guns have been gathering in paris for the biggest diplomatic push yet to try to defuse the ukraine crisis and the deep freeze in east-west relations. for the west, the key question, will moscow accept a direct dialogue with the knew ukrainian authorities. >> the prime minister and president obama have both made clear that there must be significant costs to russia of violating its international obligations in this way. now, of course, we would much prefer to make diplomatic progress, but in the absence of
secretary of state john kerry meeting russian counterpart sergei lavrov. let's catch up on all the developments and just before we do that, mention that financially this country is in huge difficulties. we heard about the americans, washington offering $1 billion in loan guarantees. we also heard the european commission saying they will be offering 11 billion euros over the next two years. the financial side being addressed by the international community as well as the military standoff in...
159
159
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
our secretary of state john kerry met with russian prime minister sergei lavrov, speaking about 9:00 in the southeast in the united states. said we had had lengthy discussions, we explained to him that the violation of the territory of ukraine was something the world would not accept. said that he laid out all of the options from the united states' perspective but nothing that gave him sergei lavrov. and bottom line, the talks failed. secretary kerry said they would go forward in the days ahead. certainly people in kiev, which is more aligned with the west and europe, when does this end? right behind me? the flowers you see? that is the spot where the local police set up a wall. police snipers got on top and killed a number of the protesters who were here. the hotel we were staying at the time served as a morgue. it may not look like tensions are high as you walk around the streets in kiev, but certainly they are, the russians are trying to take control. the west is trying to get it back. it appears the west does not have a lot of leverage, martha. >> shep, invaluable, getting all th
our secretary of state john kerry met with russian prime minister sergei lavrov, speaking about 9:00 in the southeast in the united states. said we had had lengthy discussions, we explained to him that the violation of the territory of ukraine was something the world would not accept. said that he laid out all of the options from the united states' perspective but nothing that gave him sergei lavrov. and bottom line, the talks failed. secretary kerry said they would go forward in the days...
100
100
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
sergei lavrov refused to speak with his ukrainian counterpart. talks to continue tomorrow. >> in crimea a senior u.n. diplomat was threatened at gun point. the diplomat's car was surrounded by armed men who demanded he leave crimea. he was sent assess the russian take over. >> robert serry, the envoy to crimea left ukraine unharmed. the college board announced big changes to sats. the exchanges were representative of what students study. the new test won't have an essay and throw out uncommon vocabulary words. >> doctors say babies born with the aids virus may have had it put into remission and court thanks to treatment nearly four hours after birth. similar successes were averted. those are the headlines, i'm john seigenthaler, "america tonight" is coming up next. see you back here tomorrow. the u.s. effort to get russia and ukraine face to face fails. and more tense moments on the ground as an u.n. envoy is threatened at gunpoint. also, tonight, the cost downstream, a second dose of misery for the weather-weary, the high price of those low temp
sergei lavrov refused to speak with his ukrainian counterpart. talks to continue tomorrow. >> in crimea a senior u.n. diplomat was threatened at gun point. the diplomat's car was surrounded by armed men who demanded he leave crimea. he was sent assess the russian take over. >> robert serry, the envoy to crimea left ukraine unharmed. the college board announced big changes to sats. the exchanges were representative of what students study. the new test won't have an essay and throw...
110
110
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 110
favorite 0
quote 0
on the diplomatic front, secretary of state john kerry sat down with russia's minister sergey lavrov. president obama is working the phones and talking to ukraine with british prime minister. in crimea, the ukrainian region now under russian control. a.euna.united nations was envoys forced out of the country. >>> nick schifrin is there and has this report. >> for nearly an hour inside this cafe they barricade id u.n. onvoy robert serey. demonstrators who, try to stop our filming and whether at the cafe or at the airport they control all access. serey was driven against his will to the international terminal and walked to the flight to istanbul. ran serey out of the country. they feel empowered by the arrival of 16,000 russian troops. they are expanding their presence but not answering any questions. with my producer vodomir we asked the same question and got the same silence. consume. can i ask you where you're from? could i ask you where you're from? he tells me to step away from the car and then they drove off to head to this base. a local journalist filmed on her cell phone. the ru
on the diplomatic front, secretary of state john kerry sat down with russia's minister sergey lavrov. president obama is working the phones and talking to ukraine with british prime minister. in crimea, the ukrainian region now under russian control. a.euna.united nations was envoys forced out of the country. >>> nick schifrin is there and has this report. >> for nearly an hour inside this cafe they barricade id u.n. onvoy robert serey. demonstrators who, try to stop our filming...
139
139
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the hands of moscow and washington d.c. we heard when secretary of state john kerry was here yesterday, he went on to the street, he met with people, and they gave him the impression "don't forget, it's about us, we have to live with the consequences, and when you go to paris, take that message with you." >> they gave me a deep personal sense of how closely linked the people of ukraine are to not just americans, but people all across the world who today are asking for their right, for the privilege to live defining their own nation, defining their future. >> now, stephanie, they
in addition to sergei lavrov and john kerry, we heard to the e.u.'s katherine ashton, will join sergei lavrov and john kerry in paris. >> there are still protests on the ground, i see, behind you there in kiev. are the people on the square listening or are they concerned about the diplomatic efforts in. >> they are concerned for a variety of reasons. there's a sense here that they may have been taken over by bigger issues, bigger geopolitical issues, and their lives may be in the...
137
137
Mar 1, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
he spoke with sergei lavrov, his russian counterpart. jay carney's voice, he warned of a grave mistake if russia impinged upon the integrity of sovereign ukraine. president obama appeared in the briefing room at 5 o'clock and talked about cost to russia if they go ahead with what is apparently a military intervention. what are the costs. i spoke with a senior administration official. first and foremost they are talking about the g8. it's in sochi. that is familiar to most people, the site of the concluded winter olympics. hard to see how the g8, would join the americans and russia - it looks like that will be cancelled. russians said they want to keepen trade ties with the united states it's on hold. they are talking and pointing to the fact that the ruble appears to be losing value as part of the consequences that they see in the real world is taking place. >> president obama said a brief statement. here is part of it. >> we are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the russian federation inside of ukraine. russ
he spoke with sergei lavrov, his russian counterpart. jay carney's voice, he warned of a grave mistake if russia impinged upon the integrity of sovereign ukraine. president obama appeared in the briefing room at 5 o'clock and talked about cost to russia if they go ahead with what is apparently a military intervention. what are the costs. i spoke with a senior administration official. first and foremost they are talking about the g8. it's in sochi. that is familiar to most people, the site of...
111
111
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> i want to start with the meeting between secretary kerry and the russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. we also had the phone call the president had with angela merkel, but let me start with kerry and lavrov. what do they say to each other? what's critical right now? >> first of all, the fact they are meeting is a good sign. they have developed a cordial relationship. i've been in many meetings with them and the fact they are talking leads open the possibility of this off-ramp that you mentioned and that the president and the administration is trying to provide for putin. i don't think there will be any break ththroughs today, i think it's early for that, but you will hear about the consequences, economic consequences of continuing this and foreign minister lavrov, just the justification for it all. resolution will come later in this crisis. if it comes at all. >> meantime, simultaneously, you have secretary kerry talking to a lot, frankly, of foreign counterparts. here's some of the criticism that we've been hearing. this one from congressman mike rogers. >> right now, putin has set t
. >> i want to start with the meeting between secretary kerry and the russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. we also had the phone call the president had with angela merkel, but let me start with kerry and lavrov. what do they say to each other? what's critical right now? >> first of all, the fact they are meeting is a good sign. they have developed a cordial relationship. i've been in many meetings with them and the fact they are talking leads open the possibility of this off-ramp...
161
161
Mar 3, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
that's why russian mint sergey lavrov: >> ensuring human rights especially the right to life. those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners who have been consistently encouraging the political powers close to them to declare ultimatums and renounce dialogue. >> the consequences are what the west is gathering to discuss. the eu, the u.n, the international monetary fund, all calling emergency meetings to discuss ukraine and secretary of state john kerry is expected in the ukrainian capitol on tuesday. phil itner, al jazeera, kiev. >> we are expecting results in world markets. dow fell 153 points. reaction was more severe in europe. the lon, paris and berlin markets had equal effects. david shuster is here with that part of the fast moving story. david. >> tony, this isn't the first time that vladimir putin has us oil and gas supplies, cutting off gaz supplies to ukraine twice in the last eight years. softened the possible bite out of russia's threat. >>> it's not hard to see why
that's why russian mint sergey lavrov: >> ensuring human rights especially the right to life. those who are trying to interpret the situation as a sort of aggression and threatening us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the same partners who have been consistently encouraging the political powers close to them to declare ultimatums and renounce dialogue. >> the consequences are what the west is gathering to discuss. the eu, the u.n, the international monetary fund, all calling...
139
139
Mar 4, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
sergei lavrov, the forin minister, in geneva said russia was protecting its interest and russian's citizens that lived in ukraine: >> russia's u.n. ambassador insisted troops in crimea were invited, entering at the request of deposed ukrainian president viktor yanukovych to establish: >> but america's u.n. ambassador samantha power didn't buy it. >> military action cannot be justified on the basis of threats that haven't been made and aren't being carried out. there is no evidence that ethnic russians are in danger. >> meanwhile at the white house president obama warned russia that the u.s. and russian allies were making preparations of their own. >> we are examining a whole series of steps - economic, diplomatic - that will isolate russia, and will have a negative impact on russia's economy, and its sta
sergei lavrov, the forin minister, in geneva said russia was protecting its interest and russian's citizens that lived in ukraine: >> russia's u.n. ambassador insisted troops in crimea were invited, entering at the request of deposed ukrainian president viktor yanukovych to establish: >> but america's u.n. ambassador samantha power didn't buy it. >> military action cannot be justified on the basis of threats that haven't been made and aren't being carried out. there is no...
79
79
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
KCSM
tv
eye 79
favorite 0
quote 0
of talks in paris on wednesday to try to find an exit strategy in ukraine russian foreign minister sergei lavrov when us kids they don't carry but stressed the need to continue donald but no substantial agreements were made and has no direct meeting between the fall and spring income for twelve point three just activity came this makes the structure of suspending realty corporation and the european union offered fifteen begin dollars in aid to kiev matching no contest to what president viktor yanukovich accepted from moscow to turn his back on in the new association. as you the premise that the new me under the sun that we can all but the research cooperation agreement with the u s state of california california government carrie brownstein of the deal with them when to stop states to tap into israel's technological success with water conservation. netanyahu who has dubbed israel and innovation nation elected california on tuesday walking to the previous day with president obama. the pac ten hours off than if we are content there were all of his government planned to seize the ship contai
of talks in paris on wednesday to try to find an exit strategy in ukraine russian foreign minister sergei lavrov when us kids they don't carry but stressed the need to continue donald but no substantial agreements were made and has no direct meeting between the fall and spring income for twelve point three just activity came this makes the structure of suspending realty corporation and the european union offered fifteen begin dollars in aid to kiev matching no contest to what president viktor...
166
166
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
that prompted a meeting between secretary kerry and sergey lavrov in paris. that meeting appears to have accomplished exactly zero. angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more quickly than i thought. what the russians have said is they ought to stick to an agreement with the eu that was made by the former president, which will not happen. it's interesting to me that these elections -- somebody will be elected who will be pro-western. the former president who is now hiding out in the soviet union had a deal with the russians to extend their lease on the naval base for about 25 years. it was supposed to be up in 2017. that will not happen. curious to see what putin does. the second thing that strikes me is so far as i can tell, maybe shep can fill us in on
that prompted a meeting between secretary kerry and sergey lavrov in paris. that meeting appears to have accomplished exactly zero. angela merkel called putin's moves out of touch, and in the meantime, hillary clinton compared vlad putin to adolf hitler. folks, the mood is tenls. the region unstable, but let's bring it to the table and talk about the political ramifications. bob, i'm going to start with you. your thoughts on everything? >> first, i think the eu stepped forward more...
136
136
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov. the two met yesterday in paris. the secretary characterized the talks as constructive. and right now at this moment europe's 28 heads of state are huddling in brussels to discuss how far they are willing to go to punish russia. cnn's erin mclaughlin is there. we understand the eu is talking about freezing the assets of ukraine's former president, viktor yanukovych along with his closest aides. how far are these sanctions that the eu leaders are talking about now, how far are they willing to go? >> reporter: hi john. well those asset freezes that you mentioned actually began today. the question now becomes how far will europe go to put pressure on russia? now the members of the 28-member eu states arriving here in brussels. the meeting is expected to begin in about a half hour. on the table, a range of measures including the possibility of individual asset freezes of people in russia believed to be responsible for the crisis in crimea. also being considered suspending potentially, nego
lavrov. the two met yesterday in paris. the secretary characterized the talks as constructive. and right now at this moment europe's 28 heads of state are huddling in brussels to discuss how far they are willing to go to punish russia. cnn's erin mclaughlin is there. we understand the eu is talking about freezing the assets of ukraine's former president, viktor yanukovych along with his closest aides. how far are these sanctions that the eu leaders are talking about now, how far are they...
143
143
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
now, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is unlikely to see it that way. he's already decided the russian troops occupiesing crimea. he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions. moscow, of course, will be watching that closely. so will washington. whether or not the latest developments from crimea concentrates minds, we'll have to see, tamron. >>> we want to take you back to the developing news out of the maryland where the cpac conference is under way. mark murray is standing by. he is in washington. mark, are you there? >> hey, tamron. >> let's talk about first of after senator mitch mcconnell. we know he will be in a big political battle in the midterm, but he walked in entered the room with a reichel in hand handing it to tom coburn and actu
now, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is unlikely to see it that way. he's already decided the russian troops occupiesing crimea. he's described the soldiers as being a self-defense force over which russia has no influence. the attention today will be on a meeting of eu leaders in brussels. they have been very reluctant to back stiff sanctions against moscow. they have a lot more to lose than the u.s. they come up with a package of economic support, but have been very wary of sanctions....
719
719
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
KNTV
tv
eye 719
favorite 0
quote 0
kerry tried to get answers today from putin's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, but lavrov refused to meet with ukraine's acting former minister, whom kerry had brought to paris, hoping to engineer the first talks between paris and ukraine's new transitional leader. why didn't you pete today? >> i don't know. >> reporter: while diplomats work, the u.s. is beefing up military presence in poland and the baltic, sending six additional fighter jets and a fueling plane to support nato. and this afternoon, hillary clinton tried to clarify remarks she had made comparing putin's moves to the nazis before world war ii. >> what i said yesterday is that the claims by president putin and other russians that they had to go into crimea and maybe further into eastern ukraine because they had to protect the russian minorities, and that is reminiscent of claims that were made back in the 1930s. >> reporter: tonight, john mccain is accusing the pentagon of intelligence failures for not seeing russia's moves into crimea. the pentagon said it saw troop movements, but it was not clear what russia intended
kerry tried to get answers today from putin's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, but lavrov refused to meet with ukraine's acting former minister, whom kerry had brought to paris, hoping to engineer the first talks between paris and ukraine's new transitional leader. why didn't you pete today? >> i don't know. >> reporter: while diplomats work, the u.s. is beefing up military presence in poland and the baltic, sending six additional fighter jets and a fueling plane to support nato....
258
258
Mar 4, 2014
03/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 258
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov of russia,io would have told you you're crazy. >> ed, thank you. >>> one of the recurring imaging of the obama foreign policy is hillary clinton's much mocked reset with the russians. now with a possible presidential run looming, does clinton have a ukraine problem? carl cameron looks at that question tonight. >> as president obama's first secretary of state, hillary clinton pushed the administration's foreign policy agenda. russia was big, and from the get-go, had a rocky start. she presented russian foreign minister lavrov with a gift wrapped reset button, meant to emphasis the commitment to improve relations with russia. instead, it caused an international embarrassment. >> we worked hard to get the right russian word. do you think we got it? >> you got it wrong. >> we got it wrong. >> this says -- means overcharged. >> clinton's attempt at humor was not enough. >> we won't let you do that to us, i promise. >> the secretary of state in the obama administration were scorned as amateurish by the international press. a new book out about clinton recalled her inner circle saying no
lavrov of russia,io would have told you you're crazy. >> ed, thank you. >>> one of the recurring imaging of the obama foreign policy is hillary clinton's much mocked reset with the russians. now with a possible presidential run looming, does clinton have a ukraine problem? carl cameron looks at that question tonight. >> as president obama's first secretary of state, hillary clinton pushed the administration's foreign policy agenda. russia was big, and from the get-go, had a...
119
119
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 119
favorite 0
quote 0
russian's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that meet about ukraine in days to come. >>> the report said world powers who have helped provide weapons and support to either side in syria are responsible for war crimes commit there had. >>> israel said it has seized a shipment of rockets heading from iran to palestinian militants in the gaza strip. the israeli military said it found the weapons in a ship it intercepted. the officials said the rockets have a range of up to 100 miles. israel has accused iran of supplying weapons to its enemi enemies. opening statements under way in the criminal of a formal quite spokesman. he was captured in turkey last year and then brought to the united states. he is charged for killing americans after the september 11th attacks. those are the headlines. if you would like the latest on any of our stories we encourage you to head over to our website at www.aljazeera.com. it's www.aljazeera.com. inside story is next on al jazeera america. >> if you want to put the economic squeeze on another country during an international dispute, what are the tools of
russian's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that meet about ukraine in days to come. >>> the report said world powers who have helped provide weapons and support to either side in syria are responsible for war crimes commit there had. >>> israel said it has seized a shipment of rockets heading from iran to palestinian militants in the gaza strip. the israeli military said it found the weapons in a ship it intercepted. the officials said the rockets have a range of up to 100...
154
154
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov. they have a long relationship from the time he served with you on the foreign relations committee. having said that diplomacy seems to be headed toward let's give vladimir putin a road map. there's been no ethnic russian who's been harmed in crimea. at the same time there were several people on this program yesterday who suggested, including the former u.s. ambassador that crimea is lost. do you believe that, and is that the price that will have to be paid if there's going to be an off-ramp and this isn't doesn't to escalate into something that becomes more bloody? >> we should be providing that off-ramp, but we need to give vladimir putin and russia the incentive to get on that off-ramp and de-escalate that situation. he'll continue to play this game, push us and push us, and then he'll come back and push again. so we have to act, he has to pay a price for this. he has to realize if he keeps moving forward, he'll pay a successively higher price. >> i appreciate you taking the time to
lavrov. they have a long relationship from the time he served with you on the foreign relations committee. having said that diplomacy seems to be headed toward let's give vladimir putin a road map. there's been no ethnic russian who's been harmed in crimea. at the same time there were several people on this program yesterday who suggested, including the former u.s. ambassador that crimea is lost. do you believe that, and is that the price that will have to be paid if there's going to be an...
138
138
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
two consecutive days between sergey lavrov, secretary of state john kerry haven't turned up any visible progress. it was felt the president should come out and convince the situation. let's hear what he has to say. >> let international monitors into all of ukraine including crimea to ensure the rights of all ukrainians are being respected including ethnic russians. begin consultations between the ukraine and russia. and russia would maintain its bases. and the world should support the people of ukraine as they move to elections, in may. that's the path of deescalation. >> reporter: and the president trying to strike a fine balance using the tools at his disposal within the united states, talking about that in a moment trying to provide vladimir putin with that off ramp that you have heard the president talk about to send those international monitors into crimea if the concern is wea really that ethnc russians are under some threat. >> and the president announced some sanctions didn't he? >> expanding the ban on visas for certain russians, they also authorized the president signed an exe
two consecutive days between sergey lavrov, secretary of state john kerry haven't turned up any visible progress. it was felt the president should come out and convince the situation. let's hear what he has to say. >> let international monitors into all of ukraine including crimea to ensure the rights of all ukrainians are being respected including ethnic russians. begin consultations between the ukraine and russia. and russia would maintain its bases. and the world should support the...
390
390
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
KQED
tv
eye 390
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> ifill: but russian foreign minister sergei lavrov gave no indication, before or after the paris meeting, that moscow would pull back in crimea. instead, he insisted, again, that the troops occupying much of the region are not russian, but local. >> ( translated ): regarding the self-defense forces created by the people of crimea, we do not have any power over them, they do not listen to our orders. >> ifill: lavrov also declined to meet with ukraine's acting foreign minister. he said there would be further discussions in days to come. meanwhile, in crimea itself, u.n. special envoy robert serry was forced to abandon his mission there after his car was surrounded and he was threatened by a pro-russian crowd. new trouble cropped up elsewhere as well. pro-russian activists stormed and re-took a government building in the eastern city of donetsk, only hours after being ejected. there's been no talk of any american military action in ukraine, but defense secretary chuck hagel told a senate hearing that the pentagon is taking other steps. >> i earlier this week directed the d.o.d. to
. >> ifill: but russian foreign minister sergei lavrov gave no indication, before or after the paris meeting, that moscow would pull back in crimea. instead, he insisted, again, that the troops occupying much of the region are not russian, but local. >> ( translated ): regarding the self-defense forces created by the people of crimea, we do not have any power over them, they do not listen to our orders. >> ifill: lavrov also declined to meet with ukraine's acting foreign...
338
338
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
CNBC
tv
eye 338
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary of state john kerry is in paris to meet with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. they're going to discuss the situation a day after the secretary of state visited kiev. the foreign minister is in paris, as well. it's unclear whether he'll be part of the meeting, though. the diplomates are all in paris because of a previously scheduled conference involving economic aide to lebanon. >>> and an international airline deal could be in the works. the australian government rejected a request by qantas for ads 2.7 billion loan. instead, it said it would lift foreign ownership restrictions. the airline posted a first half loss and recently announced 500,000 job cuts. more upbeat financial news. >> you asked the question. >> i did. >> i said 200. >> i'm thinking 250 or more. he was paid at least $250,000. what the hell does that mean? that means anywhere between 250 and five, doesn't it? >> 250 and infinity. 250 and beyond. >> a lot of service to the country for a long time, so we don't -- >> i don't be grudge him for a second. this guy, for my money, can go get as much mon
secretary of state john kerry is in paris to meet with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. they're going to discuss the situation a day after the secretary of state visited kiev. the foreign minister is in paris, as well. it's unclear whether he'll be part of the meeting, though. the diplomates are all in paris because of a previously scheduled conference involving economic aide to lebanon. >>> and an international airline deal could be in the works. the australian government...
132
132
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> along these lines outside the duma secretary of state john kerry failed to get sergey lavrov and the ukrainian foreign minister to talk. are all these bad signs? >> you know, i mean, i don't know what you mean by bad signs. i don't think there's going to be a hot war here. even if there is, i don't know what the west can do to stop it. but this is all posturing on moscow's side to show that they're above talking to these people in kiev, that they don't government. this is a mishmash that is supposedly motivating russia's behavior here. we've heard they don't think it's a legitimate government in kiev. we hear that the interest of russian speakers and the safety of russian speakers in crimea is under attack. however, that closed russian nato meeting in bucharest in 2008, he said if you take ukraine, we will take crimea. i would take that with a massive grain of assault. >> you wrote in an article that 2008. this conventional wisdom that we have about the divisions in ukraine aren't really accurate. it's not western ukraine against the east, there are generation am issues, too? >>
. >> along these lines outside the duma secretary of state john kerry failed to get sergey lavrov and the ukrainian foreign minister to talk. are all these bad signs? >> you know, i mean, i don't know what you mean by bad signs. i don't think there's going to be a hot war here. even if there is, i don't know what the west can do to stop it. but this is all posturing on moscow's side to show that they're above talking to these people in kiev, that they don't government. this is a...
163
163
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov and the two will meet in rome. in ukraine a confront saying involving a senior united nations official. armed men threatened the u.n. envoy at gun point. he was forced to leave a day after arriving. phil ittner is in kiev. good morning. there's talk that the e.u. will not come to a consensus on sanctions. what are you hearing? >> stephanie, yes, that is always the concern when it comes to the iconsider, it's a 27 -- to the e.u. it's a 27-body, with dispirit nations all with their own relationships with russia. the new ukrainian prime minister arrived in brussels, he wanted to make it clear that this is not a fight between two nations. >> we urge the russian president and government immediately to pull back its forces and stick to international agreements signed between the ukraine and russia, this is not the ukraine and russian conflict. this is the conflict in europe. we need urntly, i would like to underline again, urgently to tackle this problem. >> now, it's also from a number of the european nations unlike - u
lavrov and the two will meet in rome. in ukraine a confront saying involving a senior united nations official. armed men threatened the u.n. envoy at gun point. he was forced to leave a day after arriving. phil ittner is in kiev. good morning. there's talk that the e.u. will not come to a consensus on sanctions. what are you hearing? >> stephanie, yes, that is always the concern when it comes to the iconsider, it's a 27 -- to the e.u. it's a 27-body, with dispirit nations all with their...
168
168
Feb 27, 2014
02/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov. >> secretary of state laivesecrt the military exercise which has been conducted is not related to the ukraine and was previously scheduled but also important reaffirmed president putin's statement that russia will respect the territorial integrity of ukraine. good also a top priority among russia, the united states and the eu is economic stability within the ukraine. the u.s. said they would look to the imf to take the lead, but that has not been decided, that's being worked out as well, tony. >> white house correspondent mike viqueria, thank you. >>> a day of action is underway around the world to draw attention to the plight of our al jazeera colleagues in egypt. three al jazeera english correspondents. mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed. al jazeera rejects the charges against them. putting down their cameras in solidarity with our staff. our colleagues in berlin came out to demand the charges against our colleagues be dropped. abdalla al shami has been on a hunger strike for more than a month. journalists from around the world are asking the egyptian government to
lavrov. >> secretary of state laivesecrt the military exercise which has been conducted is not related to the ukraine and was previously scheduled but also important reaffirmed president putin's statement that russia will respect the territorial integrity of ukraine. good also a top priority among russia, the united states and the eu is economic stability within the ukraine. the u.s. said they would look to the imf to take the lead, but that has not been decided, that's being worked out...
288
288
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 288
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov regarding the crisis in ukraine. there are some rapidly moving developments on this. interpol said it received a request from the new ukrainian government for the arrest of former president victor yanukovych, the man who fled ukraine, fled from power and perhaps his absence from the scene caused all of this russian involvement in the crimean peninsula. also the fact that the europeans are warning the kremlin that they are ready to take action on a number of economic sake shuns against russia as a result of its crime crimian invasion. john kerry we understand has said some pretty tough things regarding the russian intervention. we'll have more of those remarks as the news develops on this front. jenna? jenna: we'll turn to health news. big developments concerning your health new guide against from the world health organization suggesting that people should cut their sugar consumption in half and the harmful effects of obesity on the brain of all places development. a practicing nutritionist and author of read it befor
lavrov regarding the crisis in ukraine. there are some rapidly moving developments on this. interpol said it received a request from the new ukrainian government for the arrest of former president victor yanukovych, the man who fled ukraine, fled from power and perhaps his absence from the scene caused all of this russian involvement in the crimean peninsula. also the fact that the europeans are warning the kremlin that they are ready to take action on a number of economic sake shuns against...
125
125
Mar 1, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov, warning about a russian incursion and sovereignty of ukraine. then we heard from jay carney, a warning of grave consequences if russia were to go into ukraine. then suddenly about 5:00 eastern time, president obama appeared in the briefing room and here's what he had to say. >> we are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the russian federation inside of ukraine. russia has a historic relationship with ukraine clul cultural and economic including cultural and economic ties. anything incursion would be deeply destabilizing which is not in the best interest of ukraine or europe. >> there would be a cost if russia been into ukraine. what would be the cost? military intervention on the part of nato or the united states, completely out of the question. what is the other? sanctions? earlier i spoke with an official and they said they are considering, the sochi winter olympics just concluding there, likely not going to go if this situation continues. russians have already made overtures in the last several months about deepenin
lavrov, warning about a russian incursion and sovereignty of ukraine. then we heard from jay carney, a warning of grave consequences if russia were to go into ukraine. then suddenly about 5:00 eastern time, president obama appeared in the briefing room and here's what he had to say. >> we are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the russian federation inside of ukraine. russia has a historic relationship with ukraine clul cultural and economic including cultural...
159
159
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
BLOOMBERG
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
john kerry in paris meeting with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov who said yesterday the threat of sanctions will not change the russian position. there are reports the white house will impose economic sanctions on russia sometime this week. >> we will go to paris in a bit. the former managing director of the i'm at said yesterday, his idea of a sequence. i thought he revis eyes this is a process, a sequence. it is no surprise on neutral territory in paris is where the meeting is. rocks and russia says ukraine owes gazprom $2 billion. >> they have an option and they took the option and is it, no, you cannot get white walls with your tires. >> and that things are on the hook as well -- and the banks are on the hook as well. >> and the debt in russia and ukraine is more than just a gymnastic debt, it is also debt they hold abroad. a domesticn just debt, it is also debt they hold abroad. >> white walls, really? said they gazprom could not have the option. and you said $2 billion. >> china, the annual meeting of the legislature again today and the government is keeping his 7.5% rose
john kerry in paris meeting with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov who said yesterday the threat of sanctions will not change the russian position. there are reports the white house will impose economic sanctions on russia sometime this week. >> we will go to paris in a bit. the former managing director of the i'm at said yesterday, his idea of a sequence. i thought he revis eyes this is a process, a sequence. it is no surprise on neutral territory in paris is where the meeting is....
146
146
Mar 2, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov, his russian counterpart, thursday and friday, receiving assurances. president obama spoke directly with vladimir putin, before the actions in crimea, and for 90 minutes yesterday, this is a crisis. there's no question about it, that's a lot at stake for ukraine and politically. >> thank you to mike viqueira live from the white house. thank you. >> members of n.a.t.o. met to discuss the crisis in ukraine. russia's actions violate international law and they call for u.n. mediation. >> we call upon russia to hop our all its international commitments to withdraw troops to its bases and refrain from akakses in ukraine. >> we heard the statements from the united nations, from n.a.t.o., andrij dobrensky, are these the signs of support that the ukrainians are hoping for. >> we need specific actions, what happened to ukraine, the ability for us to off the the president, who will be tried for crimes against humanity and malfeesance of our moneys, he's out of power because his party turned on him because of targeted sanctions against those in charge. >> you are
lavrov, his russian counterpart, thursday and friday, receiving assurances. president obama spoke directly with vladimir putin, before the actions in crimea, and for 90 minutes yesterday, this is a crisis. there's no question about it, that's a lot at stake for ukraine and politically. >> thank you to mike viqueira live from the white house. thank you. >> members of n.a.t.o. met to discuss the crisis in ukraine. russia's actions violate international law and they call for u.n....
127
127
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
top diplomats including john kerry held talks with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, but the talks broke off without progress. don kerry said the two sides had agreed to keep talking. >> we agreed to continue intense discussions in the coming days with russia, with the ukrainians , in order to see how we can help normalize the situation, stabilize it, and overcome the crisis. and those intentions are intentions that are shared exactly as i have described them between russia, the united states, the european countries, and ukrainians who were here. that ities agreed today is important to try to resolve these issues through dialogue. >> in an effort to bolster the new ukrainian government, the european union has unveiled an aid package worth at least $15 billion. a leaked phone call has bolstered claims antigovernment forces were behind sniper attacks on protesters in kiev last month. both sides of ukraine's political divide land the other when dozens of people were killed by gunfire in the weeks before the ouster of russian backed president viktor yanukovich. but in an intercepted ph
top diplomats including john kerry held talks with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, but the talks broke off without progress. don kerry said the two sides had agreed to keep talking. >> we agreed to continue intense discussions in the coming days with russia, with the ukrainians , in order to see how we can help normalize the situation, stabilize it, and overcome the crisis. and those intentions are intentions that are shared exactly as i have described them between russia, the...
165
165
Mar 4, 2014
03/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 1
lavrov. as well as the military crisis there, ukraine has a dire economic situation as well. meanwhile on capitol hill, the democratic leader after president obama today called on congress to immediately take up sanctions this week, as soon as congress is back in town. harry reid says he wants to europeans on board first. >> mike viqueria at the white house. let's look at possible economic sanctions. russia is tied to europe through appliance that carry national gas. what happens if the critical supply is cut off? ali velshi has that story. >> the peurch gets hal -- europn gets half of its natural gas supplies from russia. if the cost of german factory output increases because of a sustained increase in natural gas prices or production were to fall because of a shortage, that would rock europe, and ripple across the globe. disruption to russian gas supplies could happen in one of two ways. russia could shut off supplies preemptively in response to the threat of sanctions or russia could step
lavrov. as well as the military crisis there, ukraine has a dire economic situation as well. meanwhile on capitol hill, the democratic leader after president obama today called on congress to immediately take up sanctions this week, as soon as congress is back in town. harry reid says he wants to europeans on board first. >> mike viqueria at the white house. let's look at possible economic sanctions. russia is tied to europe through appliance that carry national gas. what happens if the...
91
91
Feb 26, 2014
02/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 91
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov is saying that russia will not interfere with ukraine, do you take him at his word? >> we hope so. we hear a lot of worrying things. we hear that russia has started issuing more russian passports to people living in the peninsula, there is also a lot of rumors that victor yanukovych that the former president is hiding at the black sea fleet base. but we think there is a good chance for the countries to start a new relationship. russia has to understand this is an independent country and russia has to respect it's territorial and political choice. >> if yanukovych goes to russia that will career out problems because they want him tried by the international criminal court in the haige for crimes against you man at this. but shouldn't he be tried in ukraine? >> this is what my he can specs takes is. i really think that he should go through a ukrainian court when the ukrainian nation knows exactly what he has been doing in the last years i want him to go through trial in ukraine i can't, it's clear that his career is over and we will not see him as a political figure any
lavrov is saying that russia will not interfere with ukraine, do you take him at his word? >> we hope so. we hear a lot of worrying things. we hear that russia has started issuing more russian passports to people living in the peninsula, there is also a lot of rumors that victor yanukovych that the former president is hiding at the black sea fleet base. but we think there is a good chance for the countries to start a new relationship. russia has to understand this is an independent...
340
340
Mar 4, 2014
03/14
by
KQED
tv
eye 340
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: but in switzerland, russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, again said moscow was protecting russian citizens in crimea. and he lashed back at threats of economic penalties. >> ( translated ): those who attempt to interpret the situation as an act of aggression and threaten us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the very same partners of ours who consistently have encouraged political forces close to them to deliver an ultimatum and refuse dialogue, to ignore the concerns of southern and eastern regions of ukraine, which has ultimately polarized ukrainian society. >> reporter: back in kiev, rumors of war stirred differing responses. this couple, a ukrainian woman and russian man, urged calm. >> ( translated ): we are against the conflict. we are for peace and friendship. we do not want war. >> we do not want people to kill each other. we want people to live peacefully everywhere, on all continents and everywhere in other countries. >> reporter: but others seemed ready to man the ramparts. >> we have no fear at all. now our children are going to military registration office
. >> reporter: but in switzerland, russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov, again said moscow was protecting russian citizens in crimea. and he lashed back at threats of economic penalties. >> ( translated ): those who attempt to interpret the situation as an act of aggression and threaten us with sanctions and boycotts, these are the very same partners of ours who consistently have encouraged political forces close to them to deliver an ultimatum and refuse dialogue, to ignore the...
208
208
Mar 5, 2014
03/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 208
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov, one of the least charitable diplomats who had already telegraphed how little the kremlin will concede by the an exation of crimea in southeastern ukraine, home to the warm water fleet. >> some special alert measures have been adopted to control the fleet because as our president said we're not going to allow any blood to be spilled. the problem should be solved in the february treaty. >> that was moscow's way of saying despite last month' bloody clashes in kiev which killed scores of protesters and sent the president fleeing the capital, they yard yanukovych as president. ukraine's new foreign minister who travelled to paris aboard kerry's plane disputed it. >> not only about ukraine but the future of russia and how russia will support what they did to ukraine. >> by all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern europe. >> the kerry-lavrov showdown occurred on the 68th anniversary of winston church hill's iron curtain speech at westminster college which illuminated the dawn of the cold war. now vladimir putin, his nation is rich in energy reserves as weapons ai
lavrov, one of the least charitable diplomats who had already telegraphed how little the kremlin will concede by the an exation of crimea in southeastern ukraine, home to the warm water fleet. >> some special alert measures have been adopted to control the fleet because as our president said we're not going to allow any blood to be spilled. the problem should be solved in the february treaty. >> that was moscow's way of saying despite last month' bloody clashes in kiev which killed...
228
228
Mar 4, 2014
03/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 228
favorite 0
quote 0
she's the one who had the reset position with sergey lavrov, the foreign minister. do you think she'll be associated with this even though she's not secretary of state? >> i think so. i don't think there's any opportunity for hillary to separate herself from the obama administration's foreign policy since she was the one who cracked it from the beginning. to the extent that she's been out of the office for a year and the administration has made decisions since then, it's very important observation that to the extent this administration does anything unpopular, hillary is going to be latched to it, anything that is obama baggage is going to attach to hillary quite strongly. >> a new poll shows that 57% of americans approve of the job that hillary clinton did as secretary of state. 69% see her as tough. despite what we've heard about benghazi and other things, i don't know that this is going to hurt her ultimately. >> 67% of people probably know she flew in a lot of airplanes. it's obviously a very important policy that went on when she was secretary of state, whateve
she's the one who had the reset position with sergey lavrov, the foreign minister. do you think she'll be associated with this even though she's not secretary of state? >> i think so. i don't think there's any opportunity for hillary to separate herself from the obama administration's foreign policy since she was the one who cracked it from the beginning. to the extent that she's been out of the office for a year and the administration has made decisions since then, it's very important...
209
209
Mar 4, 2014
03/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 0
., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was hoping would be part of a diplomatic way forward. but the russian foreign minister declined to attend the meeting, citing scheduling conflicts. even as the u.s. pushes for this diplomatic way forward, it's looking very rough, wolf. >> looking very rough indeed. so he has wrapped up his talks. the u.s., and correct me if i am wrong, it does formally recognize this new interim government in kiev, the government that replaced the ousted president as the legitimate government of ukraine, right? >> reporter: that's right. it doesn't recognize president yanukovych as the president of ukraine any longer, even though that's what the russians are recognizing. secretary kerry met with many members of the new government, members of the parliament and said that the u.s. wants to help them move towards the elections they'll be having. in may, they'll be training, and they also announced a very robust aid package for ukraine to the tune of $1 billion loan guaran
., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was hoping would be part of a diplomatic way forward. but the russian foreign minister declined to attend the meeting, citing scheduling conflicts. even as the u.s. pushes for this diplomatic way forward, it's looking very rough, wolf. >> looking very rough indeed. so he has wrapped up his talks. the u.s., and correct me if i am wrong, it does formally...
128
128
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
secretary of state john kerry met today in paris with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov but could not convince lavrov to meet directly the acting ukrainian foreign minister. meanwhile, in crimea, a senior u.n. envoy was threatened at gunpoint by someone in a pro-russian crowd that demanded he leave the region. the shaken diplomat q
secretary of state john kerry met today in paris with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov but could not convince lavrov to meet directly the acting ukrainian foreign minister. meanwhile, in crimea, a senior u.n. envoy was threatened at gunpoint by someone in a pro-russian crowd that demanded he leave the region. the shaken diplomat q
180
180
Mar 6, 2014
03/14
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 180
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov. secretary kerry admitted it didn't happen but is hopeful in the days ahead. the question is how much leverage does the united states really have in this situation? >> by what you're saying, is there full annexation? >> the only ones denying it are the russians, they say they're not their soldiers but they are. they say they have not taken over the naval areas, the ports, the defense facilities. in fact they took over today, on wednesday, they took over two missile defense areas. the russians are not admitting it but you can see it with your own eyes that it is happening. >> is there any perception about what they want europe's involvement to be, or the president of the united states. what they want his involvement to be. is there awareness this has gotten to a crisis point? >> it is clear the ukrainians, the interim government which was put in place after yanukovych left, and the protection of russia, it is clear they want the european help. that they want the russians to withdraw and
lavrov. secretary kerry admitted it didn't happen but is hopeful in the days ahead. the question is how much leverage does the united states really have in this situation? >> by what you're saying, is there full annexation? >> the only ones denying it are the russians, they say they're not their soldiers but they are. they say they have not taken over the naval areas, the ports, the defense facilities. in fact they took over today, on wednesday, they took over two missile defense...
797
797
Feb 28, 2014
02/14
by
KQED
tv
eye 797
favorite 0
quote 0
lavrov by phone. kerry said lavrov assured him that moscow has no designs on ukraine. >> i made it clear that intervention would, in our judgement, be a very grave mistake. i nevertheless, made it clear that that could be misinterpreted at this moment and that there are enough tensions that it is important for everybody to be extremely careful not to inflame the situation and not to send the wrong messages. he reaffirmed to me that president putin is committed and that as a matter of policy, they do not intend to violate the sovereignty of ukrainement. >> and this afternoon the united nations security council met to discuss ukraine. >> meanwhile the deposed president of ukraine viktor yanukovych renewed his claim on that post today in his first public appearance since he fled kiev last friday. he called the pending may 25 elections illegitimate, and the interim ukrainian leadership bandits, speaking in the russian city of rostovondon, hard by the ukrainian border. >> ( translated ): i intend to contin
lavrov by phone. kerry said lavrov assured him that moscow has no designs on ukraine. >> i made it clear that intervention would, in our judgement, be a very grave mistake. i nevertheless, made it clear that that could be misinterpreted at this moment and that there are enough tensions that it is important for everybody to be extremely careful not to inflame the situation and not to send the wrong messages. he reaffirmed to me that president putin is committed and that as a matter of...
159
159
Mar 1, 2014
03/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
we start with foreign minister, sergey lavrov, claiming that ukraine power military this morning attacked the pro russian interior ministry in crimea, wounding several people presumably ethnic russians, and despite there being no confirmation of that -- no evidence of that. the alleged threat to russians inside ukraine just triggered this quick escalation of events. russia has used this, of course, many times to justify an invasion. and within hours, the leader of ethnic russians in crimea called on president putin to send in russian forces for protection, of course. and putin responded, as you say, very quickly, responding to the use -- requesting the use of force, and getting it from his rubber stamp parliament, and all that, alex, just within hours. now, it doesn't mean that putin will be sending in more troops and tanks into crimea. there are already thousands there, all part of russia's black sea fleet, and over the past 48 hours, they have been there securing airports already, government buildings, telecom towers. but it does spike the tension much higher. now, as you say, there is
we start with foreign minister, sergey lavrov, claiming that ukraine power military this morning attacked the pro russian interior ministry in crimea, wounding several people presumably ethnic russians, and despite there being no confirmation of that -- no evidence of that. the alleged threat to russians inside ukraine just triggered this quick escalation of events. russia has used this, of course, many times to justify an invasion. and within hours, the leader of ethnic russians in crimea...